The school ship Cuauhtémoc From the Mexican Navy, this Saturday afternoon against the bridge of, in New York, when he was about to leave the city. The one that was supposed to be a great farewell party, after a four -day scale, ended up in a tragedy difficult to explain. At least two crew members died and another 20 people were injured when the three masts of the ship were leaving one by one against the base of the most famous bridge in the city.
The perched cadets on the sticks were the last to realize what was going to happen. After eight in the afternoon, the ship began its Zapar maneuver. The cadets, turning their backs on the Brooklyn bridge, said goodbye to the crowd crowded in Pier 17, on Manhattan side. Seconds later, some of the boys fell as a vacuum while others were suspended from harnesses in the air.
Thousands of witnesses captured the moment on this hot afternoon with their mobile phones. The New York Firefighters were the first to go to the incident area and numerous videos on social networks captured emergency teams moving some of the injured.
The authorities, so far, have ruled out that one of the sailors fell to the waters of the East River and last time on Saturday in the area there was only the signal of a fence assigned by the pressure of the ship after the clash on the pedestrian walk that borders the river on the shore of Brooklyn.
Mayor Adams has ruled out that the 142 -year -old bridge has suffered considerable damage and has indicated that one of the possible causes of the clash could be an electrical failure that caused the current to drag the ship to the pillars. The main stick of the ship has a height of 45 meters while the port has a height of 39.
The crew of Cuauhtémoc It consists of 64 women and 213 men, the Mexican Navy Secretariat (Semar) has reported.
Ronald Johnson, the United States ambassador to Mexico, said on social networks that he is in contact with the Mexican Foreign Ministry to “provide the necessary support.” “They have all our support,” said the diplomat, who will meet this Monday with President Claudia Sheinbaum.
His Mexican counterpart, ambassador Esteban Moctezuma, said that the priority of the Government of Mexico is the support to the wounded sailors, which has been lent through the Mexican consulate in New York. Moctezuma this Saturday, hours before the incident, together with the Mexican diplomat Héctor Vasconcelos. “The school ship Cuauhtémoc It is a symbol of Mexico in the world. Today we support it with respect, with solidarity and firmly, ”said Moctezuma, who has reported that communications on what happened will be the responsibility of the Secretariat of the Navy.
The ceremony of Cuauhtémoc It started early in the afternoon. Mariachi’s group Mexican footprint was on the ship’s deck to interpret Mexico, nice and dear y The swallowsthe popular melody that is heard in Mexico every time goodbye is said. The school ship said goodbye after being docked in New York since Tuesday.
He Cuauhtémoc He sailed from the port of Acapulco on April 6 with the mission of “exalting the marine spirit” and “bringing the message of peace and goodwill of the Mexican people.” On his journey he was going to visit 22 ports in 15 nations around the world. Before arriving in New York, he had been in Jamaica and Cuba. The trip before the incident intended to include 170 days in the sea and 84 days in ports.
